Clayoquot Café poster art

Clayoquot Café poster art

Hummingbird

Hummingbird

The Marten

I kept picturing the marten in the house, at ease, comfortable in the big armchair.
from Journeys, by Frank Harper

The Marten

Cartoons / drawn

Journeys

By Frank Harper Cover art: original watercolour, by Joanna Streetly "The book is beautifully illustrated throughout with Joanna Streetly's line drawings."The Tyee

Journeys

Book Covers / drawn

A Tempest in a Teacup

In which the author recalls the Great, Bogus, Two-inch Tsunami
from Journeys, by Frank Harper

A Tempest in a Teacup

drawn / ink

Cow Control

In honour of April Fool's day, The Sound Magazine's front page showed some Opitsaht cows super-imposed onto the roof of the Co-op. This cartoon also coincided with the refurbishment of the check-out stalls.

Eik St Tree

The Yoohoo Mystery Raven

"I imagine I see and hear a huge trickster raven on a limb, wings cupped to his beak, calling 'Yoooooo-hoo!' . . ."
from Journeys, by Frank Harper

The Yoohoo Mystery Raven

drawn / ink

Seabirds

Art Paper for letter writing.

Seabirds

drawn / ink

Frogs

Art paper for letter writing.

Frogs

drawn / ink

Lancet fish and prey

A rare find for this area, shown here coralling its even more unusual prey of choice.
Illustration for Strawberry Island Research

Lancet fish and prey

drawn / ink

Paddling In The Wind

"I was required to be methodical and disciplined, to take each wave one at a time, and, hopefully, avoid getting any sea water in the canoe."
from Journeys, by Frank Harper

Paddling In The Wind

drawn / ink

Take these broken wings and fly away

"You were only waiting for this moment to be free."
(In which the writer recalls what he was doing on the day John Lennon died.)
from Journeys, by Frank Harper

Take these broken wings and fly away

drawn / ink

The Chickens are Coming. . .

In which the author experiences a consciousness-expanding mid-life crisis: a journey at home in the Canadian wilderness, complete with fearsome chickens, tree shinnying, a ghostly vision and inner upheavals."
from Journeys, by Frank Harper

The Chickens are Coming. . .

drawn / ink

Rescue and Reprieve

"We could see a group of people huddled atop the rock, soaking wet, quivering."
from Journeys, by Frank Harper

Rescue and Reprieve

drawn / ink

The Heron’s Grand Design

"No! cried Yarrow. 'No! No!' And she grabbed my wrist and pulled it down. 'It's bad luck to point at a heron!"
from Journeys, by Frank Harper

The Heron’s Grand Design

drawn / ink

The Longest Journey

"The treetops started to whip around in spirals. I moved along the swirling trail . . . just as the sky was opening. . ."
from Journeys, by Frank Harper
(In which the author searches for his young son, and searches and searches and searches.)